Heavy Duty Shelving Products for the Home

Most homeowners have a need for heavy duty shelving for items such as canned goods, household chemicals and supplies, tools and equipment. Today’s heavy duty shelving products are manufactured from a variety of materials and come in different sizes, which gives you a number of options to choose from whether you shop online or in local stores.

Heavy duty plastic shelving is an extremely affordable storage solution. Plano’s freestanding white 4-Tier Heavy-Duty Plastic Shelving Unit measures 14.25″ L x 22″ W x 48.25″ H. Plano’s freestanding light taupe 4-Shelf Storage Unit has shorter but wider shelves and measures 12.5″ L x 32.25″ W x 48.25″ H. Both have a snap-lock assembly that requires no tools and are sold at Wal-Mart for around $15 and $25, respectively.

storeWALL Slatwall is a great alternative to garage shelving for items like home maintenance and garden tools and sports equipment. Made from industrial grade, tin base PVC vinyl, storeWall Heavy Duty (HD) panels are available in 8′ x 15″ and 4′ x 15″ sizes and in five different colors. Store your items by adding storeWALL or Schulte hooks, baskets or hangers. Prices for 30 and 40 square foot packs are $256.20 and $341.60 respectively at storeWALL.com, but you can often find them on sale at other online retailers. Watch an HD panel installation in this video:

If you don’t want to have your heavy items taking up floor space in your garage, you might want to consider heavy duty wall mounted shelving. WallToWallStorage.com sells two-shelf packets of heavy duty wire shelving priced at $199.99. These shelves measure 48″ W x 24″ D, have a 400-lb. capacity per shelf, come in black or white colors and include four steel brackets. Keep in mind that the shelves are custom-built and require 2-4 weeks for delivery.

If you need heavy duty shelving brackets, Knape & Vogt steel brackets can hold up to 1,000 lbs. per pair; their decorative brackets can hold up to 300 lbs. per pair. They can be purchased online at Amazon.com.